17 h. ago Schoolgirl died after bunk bed was 'set on fire' just months after previous house fire

Just months after a terrifying blaze at the Merseyside home, Layla Allen, 13 died during a second fire at the property, after the adults refused a fire safety course

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19 h. ago Schoolgirl, 13, burned to death while sleeping on her bunk bed after it was 'set on fire with cigarette lighter', inquest hears

Layla Allen, 13, died after the blaze ripped through her family home in Prescot, Merseyside last year.

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19 h. ago Mystery of schoolgirl, 13, in fire death after bed 'set alight by lighter'

A 13-year-old girl killed in a house fire was found in her bed by firefighters - a coroner has now revealed why police 'cannot rule out anything' in the tragedy

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28 h. ago Schoolgirl, 13, dies on top bunk after ‘bed was set on fire with a lighter’ and home gutted in blaze

A 13-year-old school girl tragically died on the top of her bunk bed after it was "set on fire with a lighter", an inquest heard. Firefighters arrived to the house on Kingsway, Prescot, and searched for Layla Allen - the only family member still inside the blazing house. The teenager was found lying on the...

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31 h. ago Tragic schoolgirl, 13, died after her bed was 'set on fire with a lighter'

The tragic death of a 13-year-old girl in her bunk bed was likely caused by a child with a lighter, although police were prevented from gathering the evidence to find out more

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34 h. ago Schoolgirl, 13, died after her bed was 'set on fire with a lighter'

This was the second fire at the family home in six months

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34 h. ago Teen, 13, died after her bed was 'set on fire with a lighter'

The fatal incident came just six months after firefighters had been called to family home to reports of another fire

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34 h. ago Schoolgirl, 13, dies on top bunk after her bed was 'set on fire with a lighter'

Layla Allen, a Year 8 pupil at St Edmund Arrowsmith School in Whiston, was killed when the fire broke out at her Prescot home on April 2 last year

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1 week ago Moment warehouses burn in huge blaze as 75 firefighters battle inferno engulfing buildings & setting off explosions

FIREFIGHTERS are battling a terrifying blaze ripping through an industrial estate. At least 14 fire crews and 75 people are on the scene working to get the raging fire under control. The massive blaze has has gutted a carpet warehouse at Seeleys Road, Greet, Birmingham. The huge inferno has destroyed Sam Carpets, with two large...

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2 w. ago Café where J. K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter reopens its doors after four years following huge fire

The Elephant House, on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, was gutted by the blaze that that swept through the street in August 2021.

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